{"product_id":"let-me-tell-you-a-lachlan-mackinnon-9781983540011","title":"Let Me Tell You a Story: Small Stories of a Large Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you don't like this book, then you like garbage  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e -Michael D'Amico\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA tragedy is a tragedy, and at the bottom, all tragedies are stupid. Give me a choice and I'll take A Midsummer Night's Dream over Hamlet every time. Any fool with steady hands and a working set of lungs can build up a house of cards and then blow it down, but it takes a genius to make people laugh. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e -Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe word genius is thrown around way too easily these days. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e -Lachlan MacKinnon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eEver spend the summer in a body cast? Have you ever been served months old sun-dried garlic bologna for dinner? Ever eat over 2 dozen donuts for a few bucks? Did your dad ever help you buy a car with one of his aliases? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eLachlan MacKinnon's debut collection takes us through tales of growing up in working class Cleveland, Ohio. As the middle child in a large dysfunctional family, he recounts his upbringing with self-deprecation and hilarity despite some heartbreaking circumstances. No one is his life is spared. Lachlan with a cast of unique supporting characters will take you to another time and cracking up all the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lachlan MacKinnon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1983540013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781983540011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lachlan MacKinnon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44790353559807,"sku":"9781983540011","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef14613f-f820-4d2e-a35c-3c3b615539e3.jpg?v=1707288692","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/let-me-tell-you-a-lachlan-mackinnon-9781983540011","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}